PA-5400 SERIES NEXT-GEN FIREWALL HARDWARE REFERENCE | PA-5400 Series Firewall Module and Interface Card
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PA-5400 Series Firewall Base Card (BC)
The PA-5400 Series Base Card (BC) serves as the link between all static and modular components of
the appliance. It functions as a control plane ethernet switch, a data plane traffic manager, and first
packet processor subsystem. The BC interfaces with the seven front slots and the rear fan slots via signal
connectors. It also uses three power bus bars to conduct currents from the power distribution board.
The BC can only be removed from the system after removing the fan assemblies first.
The following BC comes installed by default in a PA-5400 Series firewall:
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PA-5400 BC-A
The PA-5400 BC-A comes installed with a PA-5400 Series firewall. Use the following topic to learn about
the PA-5400 BC-A component descriptions.
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PA-5400 BC-A Component Descriptions
PA-5400 BC-A Component Descriptions
The following image shows the PA-5400 BC-A and the table below describes each labeled component.
Item
Component
Description
1
Seven front signal
connectors
72-differential-pair ortho-direct signal connectors that interface
with the NC, DPC, and MPC slots.
